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Resolution 220-2014Commissioner Neugent RESOLUTION NO. 220 - 2014 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA APPLAUDING THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY AND THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING AND CARRYING OUT A KEYS WIDE BEACH CLEANUP TO TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2014. WHEREAS, the Florida Keys have a diversity of coastal resources including fringing mangroves, saltmarshes, seagrass meadows, nearshore patch reefs, offshore barrier reefs, and sandy beaches; and WHEREAS, the coast has provided the Keys with a rich scenic, cultural, and historical heritage and constitutes a national recreational and economic resource supporting a robust commercial fishing and tourist industry; and WHEREAS, Monroe County is strongly committed to the wise management of its coastline in order to ensure the natural and economic sustainability of this resource; and WHEREAS, the proper disposal and recycling of solid waste is an important aspect of protecting the Keys' coastal resources and achieving coastal sustainability; and WHEREAS, The Ocean Conservancy has sponsored an annual County and Statewide coastal cleanup in Florida since 1988, resulting in the nations' largest coastal cleanup effort; and WHEREAS, The Ocean Conservancy and The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is sponsoring a coastal cleanup in the Florida Keys on Saturday, September 20, 2014; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that: 1. The Board recognizes the coastal cleanup efforts of The Ocean Conservancy and The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are critically important to the protection of coastal resources in the Keys. 2. The Board and citizens of the Florida Keys support this laudable effort with the same strength of spirit held by those who organized the cleanup and volunteered their substantial time and energy. 3. The Board would also like to commend the Monroe County Solid Waste Management Department and the many businesses in the Keys who have donated time and materials to this effort including The Ocean Conservancy, The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and the Florida Keys' solid waste haulers: Waste Management, Inc.; Marathon Garbage Service, Inc.; Keys Sanitary Service; Ted Carter Enterprises, Inc.; and Veolia Environmental Services. Page 1 of 2 Res Coastal Cleanup Commend ( Neugent) BOCC 9/17/14 (KP) Commissioner Neugent PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 17' of September, 2014. Mayor Sylvia Murphy Mayor Pro Tem Danny Kolhage Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner Heather Carruthers Commissioner David Rice Yes Yes Absen Yes Yes BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMY HEAVILIN, CLERK / // ,/ �•p By: 4 ll M or /Chairman . - • a I .,fir► Res Coastal Cleanup Commend ( Neugent) BOCC 9/17/14 (KP) Page 2 of 2